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Anacortes council approves $342,767 purchase of compact street storm sweeper
Summary
After discussing a catastrophic engine failure and rental costs, the Anacortes City Council authorized the mayor to sign contract 25-048-ERR-001 with EnviroClean Equipment Lehi to buy a compact street storm sweeper for $342,767.23, with staff saying the unit will arrive by June and has an expected seven-year life.
The Anacortes City Council on Feb. 3 authorized the mayor to sign contract 25-048-ERR-001 with EnviroClean Equipment Lehi for $342,767.23 to purchase a compact street storm sweeper.
Public Works staff told the council the city’s existing sweeper suffered a catastrophic auxiliary-engine failure and had been out of service for roughly three months, during which the city paid about $12,000 per month for a rental. Staff recommended buying a smaller, quieter compact unit that staff said can access tighter areas, pick up more debris in some circumstances and has lower maintenance needs because it uses a single engine. Staff indicated the compact unit could be delivered by June and that its expected useful life is about seven years.
Council discussed funding and operations. Staff said the purchase would draw on replacement funds the city has been setting aside and that the department expects to backfill some of the replacement fund with anticipated grant pass-through money from the Washington Department of Ecology in later years; staff characterized that Ecology funding as already anticipated rather than new revenue. Councilmembers asked whether the smaller unit would replace the full-size sweeper or be an additional backup; staff said the plan is to front-load replacement funds to acquire the compact unit now and retain the current full-size unit after its engine rebuild, with a goal of having two sweepers on hand for redundancy. Staff estimated a full-size replacement would cost roughly $450,000 (about $100,000–$150,000 more) and have a build time of about a year.
Members also questioned whether the city currently has staff to operate two sweepers simultaneously; staff said not at present and that the additional unit would initially act as backup or be used seasonally. Councilmember Walters sought clarification about whether Ecology pass-through funds were specifically intended for the new compact unit; staff replied those funds were already anticipated and not designated specifically for this purchase.
The motion to authorize the contract, made by Councilmember Young and seconded by Councilmember Hubick, passed on a roll-call vote: Walters (yes), Cleela McGrath (yes), Moulton (yes), McDougal (yes), Hubick (yes), Fantini (yes), and Young (yes).
